Posted on February 22, 2014 | 12:36 PM

ASAP 19 continues to celebrate the love month this Sunday (February 23) with heartwarming and romantic serenades to be led by ASAP Sessionista member Aiza Seguerra, with “It’s Showtime’s” “That’s My Tomboy” grand winner April Mariz “Epey” Herher.

Love will fill the center stage as the whole ASAP Kapamilya throws a very special bridal shower for bride-to-be Karylle. The pre-wedding treat will be made more memorable by Karylle’s mom ZsaZsa Padilla, sister Zia Quizon, and best friends Iza Calzado and Diana Zubiri.

Marvel at the world-class vocal performance of Popstar Royalty Sarah Geronimo to be joined by Erik Santos, Jed Madela, Bugoy Drilon and Thor. While, international singing sensation Charice will render a fierce musical number that will surely melt the hearts of TV viewers.

Kapamilya teen stars will also take the spotlight on Sunday with “ASAP 19′s” biggest teen prom of 2014 that will be graced by Julia Barretto and Jerome Ponce, Paul Salas and Ella Cruz, “Be Careful With My Heart’s” Marlo Mortel and Janella Salvador, “Annaliza’s” Andrea Brillantes and Nathaniel Brit; and “Got To Believe’s” Liza Soberano and Yves Flores, Alex Diaz and Kristel Fulgar, and Jon Lucas and Ingrid Dela Paz.

Get ready for the back-to-back birthday celebrations for John Prats and Empress; grand launch of “ASAP’s” new vocal group, ‘Homegrown Divas’ composed of Angeline Quinto, Morisette Amon and Klarisse De Guzman; and special welcome to the newest member of the Star Magic family, Paolo Onesa, who will also launch his debut album this Sunday.

For viewers who want to purchase ASAP official merchandise, simply visit the ABS-CBN Store located at the ground floor of ELJ building in Quezon City, or visit ABSCBNstore.shopinas.com and MyRegalo.com.

Visit ASAP.abs-cbn.com to hang-out live with stars at ASAP Chill-Out. Also join the fun at “ASAP 19′s” official social networking accounts at Facebook.com/asapofficial and Twitter.com/ASAPOFFICIAL, and know the latest happenings in “ASAP 19” by tweeting the hashtag #ASAPLOVEMO.

Posted on February 21, 2014 | 10:59 AM

Controversial lawyer Atty. Raymond Fortun graces Gandang Gabi Vice in a hilarious episode airing February 23. Atty. Fortun is former spokesman to Cedric Lee, who is involved in the mauling of Vice Ganda's friend and It's Showtime co-host Vhong Navarro.

It's interesting to know how Atty. Fortun will answer Vice Ganda's questions related to the case, especially that of Deniece Cornejo and Cedric Lee's elevator kissing. Also, he will be dancing the 'One minute dance craze' for the first time on GGV, a dance step inspired by Deniece Cornejo's Startalk interview.

The Voice of the Philippines' Maki Ricafort, Paolo Onesa and Thor Dulay, who's once Vice Ganda's back up vocals on GGV will also join the 'kulitan' in the show.

Posted on January 5, 2014 | 3:38 PM

Queen of teleserye theme songs Angeline Quinto had a voice showdown with The Voice of the Philippines alums Klarisse de Guzman and Morissette Amon on ASAP 19, Sunday, January 5.

Angeline, Klarisse and Morissette each did a Beyonce number culminating with a powerful showdown in Listen to the delight of the fans. Klarisse and Morisette are two of the newest ASAP Kapamilyas this 2014 together with Tutti Caringal and Paolo Onesa.

Here's the jaw-dropping voice showdown of Angeline, Klarisse and Morissette on ASAP 19:

Posted on September 22, 2013 | 10:46 PM

The sixth live show of The Voice of the Philippines happened September 22 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World Manila. The Top 4 artists who advance to the grand finals next week has been revealed.

Yesterday (September 21), the Top 8 artists performed a duet in a benefit concert for the Payatas kids choir. However, the live shows also served as a battle field for the semifinalists as voting lines were also opened.

Last night, Team Lea's Mitoy Yonting and Radha sung Against All Odds by Phil Collins. Tonight, Mitoy became emotional on his solo song Power of Love by Celine Dion. His team mate Radha did The Beatles' Let It Be accompanied by a choir. [WATCH THEIR LIVE SHOWS PERFORMANCE HERE]

Coach Lea's score: Mitoy - 45% | Radha - 55%

Public votes: Mitoy - 63.78% | Radha - 36.72%

Total Score: Mitoy - 108.78% | Radha - 91.22%

Eliminated: Radha

Team Bamboo's Myk Perez and Paolo Onesa inspired everyone on Saturday's show with Eric Clapton's Change The World. For tonight's solo show, Myk ditched his guitar for Peter Frampton's Baby, I Love Your Way while Paolo did a big band version of Rivermaya's Elesi. [WATCH THEIR LIVE SHOWS PERFORMANCE HERE]

Coach Bamboo's score: Myk - 55% | Paolo - 45%

Public votes: Myk - 48.08% | Paolo - 51.92%

Total Score: Myk - 103.08% | Paolo - 96.92%

Eliminated: Paolo Onesa

Team Sarah's Morissette Amon and Klarisse de Guzman had a divas showdown on Christina Aguilera's The Voice Within. For the solo show, Morissette tackled Jessie J's Who You Are while Klarisse interpreted To Love Somebody by Bee Gees. [WATCH THEIR LIVE SHOWS PERFORMANCE HERE]

Coach Sarah's score: Klarisse - 55% | Morissette - 45%

Public votes: Klarisse - 63.39% | Morissette - 36.61%

Total Score: Klarisse - 118.39% | Morissette - 81.61%

Eliminated: Morissette Amon

Team Apl's Janice Javier and Thor Dulay duet on Umagang Kay Ganda on Saturday first before singing their solo pieces on Sunday. Thor sung Climb Every Mountain fromThe Sound of Music while Janice gave her own rendition of John Lennon's Imagine. [WATCH THEIR LIVE SHOWS PERFORMANCE HERE]

Posted on September 21, 2013 | 8:50 AM

The race to the much-anticipated grand finals of “The Voice of the Philippines” is set as its top 8 artists fight for their survival to win a coveted slot in the top-rating and Twitter-trending singing-reality show’s much-anticipated grand finals.

The competition heats up in the last two weeks as “The Voice” airs four Live Shows on September 21, 22, 28, and the grand finals on September 29. Viewers can also vote during Saturday’s Live Shows.

This Saturday (Sept 21) and Sunday (Sept 22), the two remaining artists of the teams of Apl de Ap, Sarah Geronimo, Bamboo, and Lea Salonga will finally face off to determine the top 4 artists who will battle for the “The Voice of the Philippines” title.

The viewing public and the coaches have an equal say on who will advance to the grand finals, as determined by the combined percentages of the public votes on Saturday’s and Sunday’s Live Shows, as well as the coaches’ scores.

Competing for Team Apl are four-chair turners ‘mighty’ Thor and Janice Javier, who will bring years of professional performing experience to the stage. Whose voice will win the hearts of viewers and coach Apl’s?

For Team Sarah, meanwhile, divas Morissette Amon and Klarisse de Guzman will try to outperform each other to remain in the show. Both are young, passionate, and singing competition veterans, but in “The Voice,” the two will be pushed to their limits for their dream of becoming the next singing superstar.

For Kamp Kawayan or Team Bamboo, the competition is down between singing heartthrobs Paolo Onesa and Myk Perez, who seem to have captured the hearts of the public, as proven by their consistent top ranking in the previous Live Shows’ poll results.

Fighting to represent Team Lea in the finals are singing pros Mitoy and Radha, who are expected to turn in an explosive battle of powerhouse vocals. Will Radha get her second shot at fame or will Mitoy secure his place in the limelight?

Who will be declared as the top 4 artists to compete in the grand finals?

Don’t miss “The Voice of the Philippines,” every Saturday, 9 PM, and every Sunday, 8:15 PM on ABS-CBN.

Posted on September 8, 2013 | 10:27 PM

The third live show of The Voice of the Philippines happened September 8 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World Manila. The first batch of the Top 16 artists performed live for a shot to the next level of competitions.

Team Bamboo's Lee Grane ditched the guitar and sang R.E.M.'s Losing My Religion. Her team mate, heartthrob Paolo Onesa charmed once more with Adele's Skyfall. [WATCH THEIR LIVE SHOWS PERFORMANCE HERE]

Coach Bamboo's score: Paolo - 60% | Lee Grane - 40%

Public votes: Paolo - 81.24% | Lee Grane - 18.76%

Total Score: Paolo - 141.24% | Lee Grane - 58.76%

Eliminated: Lee Grane

Team Apl's Penelope Matanguihan gave another sweet rendition in Superstar by The Carpenters while Thor Dulay did a common contest song, Stevie Wonder's Lately. [WATCH THEIR LIVE SHOWS PERFORMANCE HERE]

Two artists from the respective teams of Apl de Ap, Sarah Geronimo, Bamboo, at Lea Salonga will face off in the Live Shows this weekend. This time, the viewing public and the coaches have an equal say, with the combined percentages of the public votes and the coaches’ scores determining who among them will remain in the competition.

Fighting for their spot in Team Apl are Thor Dulay (Lately) and Penelope Matanguihan (Superstar), while Maki Ricafort (Every Breath You Take) and Morissette Amon (What About Love) will battle for Team Sarah. Representing Team Bamboo are Lee Grane (Losing My Religion) and Paolo Onesa (Skyfall), and for Team Lea, Darryl Shy (Balita) and Mitoy (Paano).

Which among them deserve to get through to the next round of the competition, according to the viewing public and the coaches?

Posted on August 4, 2013 | 9:49 PM

Check out the video of the battle between heartthrob Paolo Onesa and father & son tandem of Willy and Mark Cordovales (Cordovales duo) in The Voice of the Philippines which was aired Sunday, August 4.

Both artists of Team Bamboo, Paolo Onesa and Cordovales duo charmed viewers with their version of APO Hiking Society's Panalangin. Father & son tandem, Mark and Willy Cordovales impressed with their natural harmony while Paolo Onesa had that rich tone. Bamboo, in the end picked Paolo, a dark horse in the competition, who he wanted to help improve under his coaching.

The Battle Rounds of The Voice of the Philippinesaired its third episode onSunday (August 4) and another four pairs performed, battling head-to-head for a slot at the live shows.

First to went up the battle stage were Team Bamboo's Paolo Onesa and Cordovales duo, who both charmed the viewers with their version of APO Hiking Society's Panalangin. Father & son tandem, Mark and Willy Cordovales impressed with their natural harmony while Paolo Onesa had that rich tone. Bamboo, in the end picked Paolo, a dark horse in the competition, who he wanted to help improve under his coaching. [Battle video]

Taw Muhammad and Kimpoy Mainit were Team Lea's second pair to face off in The Battles. The two performed a slow version of Without You by David Guetta feat. Usher. Their duet created a magical moment, and coach Lea was teary-eyed knowing she had to let go of one very good artist, Taw for that matter. The latter said her goodbyes to friend Kimpoy (who won the battle) singing a few lines from Dido's Thank You. [Battle video]

Team Apl's Penelope, Moira and Cara battled in this season's second triangle fight. Coach Apl gave them the song One Night Only from the movie Dream Girls and her three "bebots" delivered an amazing performance. However, there's only one who stood out—Penelope Matanguihan, who won the battle. The former Pinoy Idol finalist was also the choice of coach Sarah and Team Apl adviser, Arnel Pineda. [Battle video]

The last battle of the evening pitted Junji Arias and Dave Lamar against each other. The two artists of Team Sarah faced off in what could be the most interesting song choice of the night—the anthemic Bohemian Rhapsody of Queen. And that was the perfect battle song! Both were electrifying but Junji was the man of the evening, so he's the one advancing to the live shows. [Battle video]

Next weekend, the Battle Rounds will proceed with another set of pairs from the four teams. Who will make it to the live shows next? Find out on The Voice of the Philippines, Saturdays after MMK and Sundays after Rated K.

Posted on August 2, 2013 | 4:17 PM

Six pairs and two trios are set to turn up the competition as teams get whittled down in another wave of the Battles Round this Saturday (August 3) and Sunday (August 4) in the country’s top-rating and Twitter-trending singing-reality show “The Voice of the Philippines.”

First up on the battle stage are two ‘gods’– RnB artist Thor Dulay and alternative rocker Sir Lord Lumibao – both coach Apl de Ap’s team members who will deliver a vocal duel of a popular RnB song.

Thor burst through as an early standout in “The Voice” as he was the first artist to trend on Twitter for his performance that made the four coaches push their buttons and turn their chairs during the Blind Auditions.

Despite this, Sir Lord remains unfazed and feels even more challenged to come out of his comfort zone by stepping away from his genre. He said that he also relies on his ability to make outstanding covers of songs and his experience performing in a band.

Don’t miss “The Voice of the Philippines,” every Saturday, 9 PM, and every Sunday, 8:15 PM on ABS-CBN. Get the latest news and updates about the show and view the exclusive artists’ profiles and performance videos in “The Voice of the Philippines” official website at http://thevoice.abs-cbn.com. Tweet your thoughts about the show using the hashtag #VoicePHBattles.

Posted on July 7, 2013 | 9:36 AM

On Saturday's (July 6) edition of The Voice of the Philippines, netizens went gaga over Paolo Onesa when his Blind Auditions aired. Paolo performed Yakap Sa Dilim and the guy from Zamboanga gained a lot of fans thereafter.

The 19-year-old heartthrob did not only charm viewers with his good looks but also with his voice which has a lot of soul. Lea Salonga did notice that Paolo seemed to have that experience with love at his young age, singing the song. He was defaulted to Team Bamboo (Kamp Kawayan), the only coach who turned for him.

Watch Paolo Onesa's performance in The Voice of the Philippines below.

Aside from Paolo, artists who advanced to the next rounds on Saturday's episode were former The X Factor PH Top 20 member Angelica Prado (Team Bamboo), kundiman singer Juvie Pelos joining Team Lea (click their names to watch their Blind Auditions performance) and 21-year-old student Diday Garcellano (Team Lea). Click here for the complete list of artists per team as of the latest blind auditions.

Former The X Factor Philippines Top 20 member Angelica Prado auditioned for The Voice of the Philippines where she sang Dreams by the Cranberries.

Angelica first impressed the nation with her rendition of Coldplay's The Scientist during her auditions in X Factor PH. In The Voice PH, Angelica's owned the voice which was played on the show's earlier TV promos.

Angelica made two coaches turn—Lea Salonga and Bamboo but in the end, the 24-year-old band vocalist from Bacolod picked The Voice of Rock as her coach. Watch Angelica Prado's performance on The Voice of the Philippines Blind Auditions below.

Aside from Angelica Prado, artists who advanced to the next rounds on Saturday's episode were kundiman singer Juvie Pelos joining Team Lea, heartthrob Paolo Onesa (Team Bamboo) (click their names to watch their Blind Auditions performance) and 21-year-old student Diday Garcellano (Team Lea). Click here for the complete list of artists per team as of the latest blind auditions.

Check out the performance of Juvie Pelos, a kundiman singer who charmed all four coaches in The Voice of the Philippines. Juvie Pelos sang an unfamiliar folk ballad Uwahig from the play of the same title during her Blind Auditions which aired Saturday night (July 6).

The 21-year-old Tickets Relation Officer from Surigao left everyone in amazement with her type of music, urging four-chair turn. Coach Bamboo was the first to turn banging his button repeatedly (until it hurts, according to him) followed by coach Lea Salonga. Coaches Sarah Geronimo and Apl de Ap turned their respective chairs at the last minute.

Juvie Pelos eventually did not have a hard time choosing from the four coaches and eventually went on Team Lea, admitting that the broadway diva was her idol. Check out Juvie's performance below.

Aside from Juvie Pelos, artists who advanced to the next rounds on Saturday's episode were former The X Factor Philippines Top 20 member Angelica Prado and heartthrob Paolo Onesa (Team Bamboo) (click their names to watch their Blind Audition performances) and 21-year-old student Diday Garcellano (Team Lea). Click here for the complete list of artists per team as of the latest blind auditions.